Email

r.brandon.hunter@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Pediatrics - Critical Care
Baylor College of Medicine

Education

MD from University of Virginia School of Medicine

Charlottesville

BA from University of Virginia

Charlottesville

Certifications

PALS

AHA

BLS

AHA

ACLS

AHA

ATLS

ACOS

Lean Six Sigma White Belt Institutional Certification

Boston Children's Hospital

2017 Lean Six Sigma White Belt Institutional Certification, Boston Children’s Hospital.

Emergency Neurologic Life Support

2023-Present

American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics

2022-Present

American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

2022-Present

USMLE

2012- USMLE Step 1, 271 2014- USMLE Step 2, 274 2016- USMLE Step 3, 245

Bilingual Staff

Language Proficiency Assessment Program and Language Line Academy

3/29/2023 - certified as bilingual staff via Language Proficiency Assessment Program and Language Line Academy

Honors & Awards

Hematology, Cardiology, Microbiology, Immune System Academic Excellence Award

2012

University of Virginia School of Medicine

BCRP Handbook

Contributing author to sections of Emergency Medicine, Toxicology, and Pediatric Critical Care.

Boston Children's Hospital

Grant Judge

Alongside industry and venture capital partners, judged pediatric device competition entrants and awarded grants up to $50,000 in development funding.

Boston Pediatric Device Consortium

Medical Consultant

2014-2016, Advised company regarding development of clinical care software development.

Dorsata

Project Lead

2016 – 2018 , Led team of computer scientists, physicians, and business partners in digitizing the hospital’s antibiogram and created a central antibiotic stewardship reference app. Project won in-kind business and development support from Harvard Business School startup competition. Project resulted in improved antibiotic stewardship among frontline providers.

Innovation and Digital Health Accelerator

Member

2019, Developing healthcare innovation education opportunities for high-level academic researchers at CHOP.

CHOP-Wharton Collaborative

Ad Hoc Analyst, Office of Technology Transfer

2019-2020, Performed prior art searches and market analyses of medical innovation disclosures.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Medical Advisor

2020-2021, Providing medical advising to a group developing an innovation education platform for hospital systems.

Innocation

Website Content Developer

2020-2021, Primary content developer in creation of an independent, centralized, website to connect and educate a broad range of stakeholders interested in pediatric device development.

Philadelphia Pediatric Device Consortium

Student Fellow

2020- Worked with a team of business and clinical innovators to develop a proof-of-concept plan to accelerate scientific development and commercialization of novel hydrocephalus treatment device in children and adults.

Quod Erat Demonstrandum Proof-of-Concept Program, Science Center

Beta Testing Group

2021, Beta Testing Group. Pedi Crisis App 2.1 Society for Pediatric Anesthesia.

Society for Pediatric Anesthesia

Board Member

2021- Present, Group lead, Pediatric Advisory Council. Advised regarding projects designed to bridge the digital health gap in pediatrics.

Institute for Pediatric Innovation, Boston, MA

Member

2021- Present, Consortium with $1.5M annual budget from the FDA. Advised early-stage start-up pediatric medical device companies regarding clinical and regulatory process to accelerate inventions. Awarded grant funding.

Southwest Pediatric Device Consortium

Lead Advisor

2021- Present, Served as lead advisor in development of a functional prototype for a novel noninvasive endotracheal tube position localizer

Texas A&M Biomedical Engineering Capstone

Clinical Trialist

2021- Present, Served as PI and primary advisor for several devices, see Research and Bibliography for detail

Texas Children's Hospital

Project Participant

2016-2018, Helped design, present, and propagate Asthma Action Plan initiative to improve patient adherence to home medications.

Boston Children's Hospital Clinical Informatics

Resident Project Lead

2017-2018, "Just a Squeeze to Prevent VTEs”

Boston Children's Hospital QI Initiative

Fellow Representative

2018-2021, rounding script and read back

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia PICU QI Initiative

Fellow Representative

2019, Diabetes Insipidus Pathway, Published online at https://www.chop.edu/clinical-pathway/central-diabetes-insipidus-clinical-pathway

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia PICU

Fellow Representative

2020-2021, Ingestion Pathway

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia PICU

Instructor

2009-2011

Exam Krackers MCAT Review

Editor-In-Chief

2014-2015, Mulholland Report Clerkship Review, Editor-In-Chief

University of Virginia School of Medicine

Pre-Clerkship Simulation Course Instructor

2016-2018

Boston Children's Hospital Simulation Center

Instructor and Facilitator

2018-2021, Resident PICU Simulation and Mock Code Events

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Intern

Internship (Categorical), Pediatrics, Boston Combined Residency Program, Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center. Harvard University and Boston University, Boston, MA

Boston Combined Residency Program (01/2015 - 01/2016)

Residency

Residency (Categorical), Pediatrics, Boston Combined Residency Program, Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center. Harvard University and Boston University, Boston, MA

Boston Combined Residency Program (01/2017 - 01/2018)

Fellowship

Fellowship, Pediatric Critical Care, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (01/2018 - 01/2021)

Faculty Advisor

Faculty Advisor, Texas A&M Biomedical Engineering Capstone, Houston, TX. Lead advisor in development of a functional prototype for a novel noninvasive endotracheal tube position localizer using RFID technology; 1st place Biomedical Engineering Department, $750 prize. 2021-2022

Texas A&M Biomedical Engineering Capstone

Senior Venture Fellow

Senior Venture Fellow, Health Innovation Capital, Chicago, IL. Performing due diligence, evaluating, and executing investment deals in pediatric health with focus in digital health and therapeutics. 2021-2022

Health Innovation Capital

Faculty Advisor

Faculty Advisor, Texas A&M Biomedical Engineering Capstone, Houston, TX. Lead advisor in development of a novel oxygenating laryngoscope. 1st place Biomedical Engineering Department, $750 prize. Developing a novel laryngoscope to facilitate apneic oxygenation in pediatrics. 2022-Present

Texas A&M Biomedical Engineering Capstone

Clinical Advisor

Clinical Advisor, XN Health, Houston, TX. Medical lead in developing a trans-tracheal system to stimulate diaphragm contraction to prevent Ventilator Induced Diaphragm Dysfunction. 2022-2023

XN Health

Clinical Advisor

Clinical Advisor, TCH Innovation. Meet with institutional leads to innovation initiatives, liason with KidsX companies, and establish clinical collaborations. 2023-Present

TCH Innovation

Clinical Advisor

Medical advisor for company developing a low-cost but durable and sustainable incubator for use in the developing world. Primarily involved with clinical, design, and regulatory advising. 2023-Present

MediCradle

Clinical Advisor

Medical advisor for company developing a needle tracking technology to improve ultrasound-guided procedure success. Primarily involved with clinical, design, and regulatory advising. 2023-Present

Deft Medical

Clinical Advisor

Clinical and design advisor reviewing ICU products in queue for development. 2023-Present

Neotech, Inc.

Professional Statement

Dr. Hunter is committed to high-quality and compassionate care for patients and their families. Clinically he is passionate about the application of point of care ultrasound. His research interests focus on medical device and digital health development, and he is most interested in how academic medical centers can effectively interact with industry to encourage innovation in pediatrics and move the field forward.

Websites

Professional Development

ARDS and Sepsis – Balancing Fluid Management with Competing Interests

Conference (Participant, 2018)

Sponsor: Boston Children's Hospital

ARDS and Sepsis – Balancing Fluid Management with Competing Interests, Residency-Wide Noon Conference, Boston Children’s Hospital

The Ins and Outs of Enteral Access

Seminar (Participant, 2018)

Sponsor: Boston Medical Center

The Ins and Outs of Enteral Access, Senior Rounds, Boston Medical Center

Approach to Hypoglycemia in the PICU

Conference (Participant, 2018)

Sponsor: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Case Conference, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Lectures to residents, fellows, advance practice providers

Workshop (Presenter, 2021)

>70 lectures given with formal review and feedback (available upon request) to residents, fellows, advanced practice providers on various ICU topics including mechanical ventilation, sepsis, POCUS, sedation, etc.

Multi-Center Validation of a Novel Continuous Blood Pressure Monitor

Conference (Presenter, 2022)

Multi-Center Validation of a Novel Continuous Blood Pressure Monitor; Texas Children’s Hospital Critical Care Medicine Research Conference;

Talks That Transform: Leveraging Large Language Models in Healthcare

Seminar (Presenter, 2023)

Talks That Transform: Leveraging Large Language Models in Healthcare; Texas Children’s Hospital; Hospital-wide audience

Mygind’s Position for Steroid Rinses and Post-FESS Outcomes

Conference (Presenter)

Hunter RB, Payne S. Mygind’s Position for Steroid Rinses and Post-FESS Outcomes. (Presented at University of Virginia’s Research Day, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery.

Development of a Pre-Operative Prediction Tool to Determine need for Septoplasty.

Conference (Presenter)

Hunter RB, Payne S. Development of a Pre-Operative Prediction Tool to Determine need for Septoplasty. Presented at University of Virginia’s Research Day, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Searching for Value: Discharge Delays and Associated Charges Among Hospitalized International Patients.

Conference (Presenter, 2019)

Sponsor: American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference

Hunter RB, Monteiro S, van der Velden M. Searching for Value: Discharge Delays and Associated Charges Among Hospitalized International Patients. Presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, Orlando Florida, February 2019.

Improving Antibiogram Accessibility and Empiric Antibiotic Selection with the Creation of Institutional Digital Antibiogram Tool

Conference (Presenter, 2019)

Sponsor: IDWeek Conference

Yarahuan J, Hunter RB, Nadar D, Gujral N, Fine A, Flett K. Improving Antibiogram Accessibility and Empiric Antibiotic Selection with the Creation of Institutional Digital Antibiogram Tool. Presented at IDWeek Conference in Washington DC, Aug. 2019; also presented at Harvard Business School Healthcare Startup Competition in 2018.

Supervised Machine Learning Applied to Automate Flash Capillary Refill Detection by Pulse Oximetry

Conference (Presenter, 2020)

Hunter RB, Jiang S, Nishisaki A, Nickel A, Napolitano N, Nadkarni V, Masino A. Supervised Machine Learning Applied to Automate Flash Capillary Refill Detection by Pulse Oximetry. Presented at the Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Congress, Feb. 2020.

Diagnosis and Management of Central Diabetes Insipidus in Critically Ill Children Widely Varies by Critical Care Medicine, Endocrinology and General Pediatrics Providers

Conference (Presenter, 2021)

Hunter RB, Srinivasan V. Diagnosis and Management of Central Diabetes Insipidus in Critically Ill Children Widely Varies by Critical Care Medicine, Endocrinology and General Pediatrics Providers. Presented at the AAP National Conference and Exhibition; Mar 2021.

Wearable, continuous, non-invasive blood pressure monitor for critically-ill patients.

Conference (Presenter, 2022)

Sponsor: Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit & Expo

Quan X, Leong W, Roxlo T, Liu J, Halperin D, Sutherland W, Richardson, D, Inman E, Soghier L, Saruwaturi M, Davis L, Hunter RB, Kim S, Mooney K, Turcu R, Nolan A, Davis J, Yusuf K, Ciorogariu A, Rao A, McMilan A, Rhine W, Smith S, Dalton M. Wearable, continuous, non-invasive blood pressure monitor for critically-ill patients. Presentation at Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit & Expo, Washington, DC, 27 September 2022.

Roxlo T, Liu J, Halperin D, Sutherland W, Leong W, Richardson D, Quan X, Hunter RB. Multi-Center Validation Study of a Novel Noninvasive Continuous Blood Pressure Monitor in Critically Ill Infants

Conference (Presenter, 2023)

Sponsor: Pediatric Academic Society

Saruwatari M, Kim S, Soghier L, Turcu R, Rao A, Davis L, Mooney K, Bliss N, Nolan A, Davis J, Yusuf K, Ciorogariu A, McMillin A, Rhine W, Roxlo T, Liu J, Halperin D, Sutherland W, Leong W, Richardson D, Quan X, Hunter RB. Multi-Center Validation Study of a Novel Noninvasive Continuous Blood Pressure Monitor in Critically Ill Infants. Pediatric Academic Society, Washington DC, April 2023.

Multi-Center Validation Study of a Novel Noninvasive Continuous Blood Pressure Monitor in Critically Ill Infants

Conference (Presenter, 2023)

Sponsor: Children’s National ECMO Conference

Saruwatari M, Kim S, Soghier L, Turcu R, Rao A, Davis L, Mooney K, Bliss N, Nolan A, Davis J, Yusuf K, Ciorogariu A, McMillin A, Rhine W, Roxlo T, Liu J, Halperin D, Sutherland W, Leong W, Richardson D, Quan X, Hunter RB. Multi-Center Validation Study of a Novel Noninvasive Continuous Blood Pressure Monitor in Critically Ill Infants. Children’s National ECMO Conference, Washington DC, Mar 2023.

Selected Publications

• Hunter RB, Winston FK, Dehel P, Oh K, Nicklas J, Hartung H "SPRINTing to Innovation: A Large Academic Medical Center’s Strategic Approach to Discovering its Untapped Innovation Potential." 2020 Nov;
• Hunter RB, Jiang S, Nishisaki A, Nickel A, Napolitano N, Shinozaki K, Li T, Saeki K, Becker L, Nadkarni V, Masino A. "Supervised Machine Learning Applied to Automate Abnormal Capillary Refill Detection by Pulse Oximetry." 2020 Oct;
• Yarahuan J, Hunter RB, Nadar D, Gujral N, Fine A, Flett K "Improving Antibiogram Accessibility and Empiric Antibiotic Selection with the Creation of Institutional Digital Antibiogram Tool." 2019;
• Nickel A, Hunter RB, Jiang S, Boulet JR, Hanks J, Napolitano N, Nadkarni V, Nishisaki A. "Comparison of Bedside and Video-Based Capillary Refill Time Assessment in Children." 2022 Oct;(Pediatric Emergency Care)

Projects

Diagnosis and Management of Central Diabetes Insipidus in Critically Ill Children Varies Among Pediatric Providers

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (12/2020 - present)

Data collected, manuscript in process with planned submission to Pediatric Critical Care Medicine,

Improving Antibiogram Accessibility and Empiric Antibiotic Selection with the Creation of Institutional Digital Antibiogram Tool

(10/2020 - present)

Preparing submission to Applied Clinical Informatics

Evaluation of Hemodynamic Effects and Outcomes of the LUCAS Chest Compressor in a Pediatric Swine Model

Currently collecting primary data for analysis.

Memberships

Boston Children's Hospital

Academy Leader

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Co-Leader

Society of Critical Care Medicine

Member

American Academy of Pediatrics

Member

Massachusetts Medical Society

Member

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Member

Section on Advances in Therapeutics and Technology (SOATT), AAPSection on Critical Care (SOCC)

Funding

Boppli Study

Unrestricted funding from PyrAmes

01/2022

Antibiogram+

$50,000.00 Grant funding from Boston Children’s Hospital

a. Innovation and Digital Health Accelerator, Boston Children’s Hospital b. Digitization of an institutional antibiogram and decision support application c. $50,000 per year (total cost), in-kind engineering support d. Co-investigator e. 2016 – 2018

Large Language Model Application for Patient Education

$23,592.00 Grant funding from Texas Children's Hospital

a. Center for Research, Innovation and Scholarship, Texas Children’s Hospital b. Creation and study of a patient-education web application built on GPT-4 c. $23,592 (total cost) d. Principal Investigator e. 2023 – present

Languages

Spanish